Introduction to Genomics

JCU Townsville

April 6th & 7th

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Instructors:
Collin Storlie, Jay Van Schyndel

General Information

This Data Carpentry workshop will introduce students to key tools for Genomics analysis; no prior experience is required. Students will learn how to connect to cloud based computational resources, performing basic Genomics analysis with the Unix Shell & R.
Participants should bring their laptops and plan to participate actively. By the end of the workshop learners should be able to more effectively manage and analyze data and be able to apply the tools and approaches directly to their ongoing research.

Who:
The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers; no prior experience required.

Meals: Attendees will be provided with morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea.

Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a
Mac, Linux, or Windows operating sytem (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges
on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed
below). They are also required to abide by
Data Carpentry's
Code of Conduct.

Setup

To participate in a Data Carpentry workshop, you will need working copies of the
described software. Please make sure to install everything (or at least to download
the installers) before the start of your workshop. Participants should bring and use
their own laptops to insure the proper setup of tools for an efficient workflow
once you leave the workshop.